Settlements Eclipse $40 Billion in 2024 as PFAS, Reverse Discrimination Claims Emerge January 8, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Once again, settlements from class-action litigation topped $40 billion in 2024, according to an extensive analysis of more than 1,400...
EVs, Nuclear and Forever Chemicals: Climate Predictions for 2025 January 3, 2025 By Siobhan Wagner From record solar installations to rising electric vehicle sales, the world is in many ways ramping up the fight against...
Texas Bill Aims to Combat Forever Chemicals in Fertilizers December 23, 2024 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune Johnson County’s newest state representative, Helen Kerwin, R-Cleburne, filed her first bill Friday targeting an environmental problem that has struck...
Texas Reports 252 New Cases of Groundwater Contamination December 18, 2024 By Martha Pskowski Texas agencies reported 252 new cases of groundwater contamination during 2023 in the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee annual report. The...
Texas Sues Chemical Manufacturers for Deceptive PFAS Marketing December 12, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health...
Texas Farmers Say Forever Chemicals in Fertilizer Poisoned Their Land December 2, 2024 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune JOHNSON COUNTY — Tony Coleman recognizes the signs all too well. A cow drools strings of saliva. Then it starts...
Farm Bill Becomes Lightning Rod in Wisconsin Senate Race October 30, 2024 By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde has repeatedly defended his self-professed lack of knowledge about the...
Aspen’s Orseck Explains the Growing Impact of PFAS [Video] September 27, 2024 As research has evolved on the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), correlations are being made to medical conditions...
Reinsurance Outlook to ‘Neutral’; US to Push for Double-Digit Casualty Increases September 16, 2024 Fitch Ratings said reinsurers are likely to push for double-digit U.S. casualty rate increases during January renewals to keep up...
Trojan Condoms Contain ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Lawsuit Claims September 10, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A new lawsuit on Monday claims that Trojan condoms are not safe because they contain toxic “forever chemicals,” which have...